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Susan Crabtree

Susan Crabtree was a reporter for The Washington Times.

Articles by Susan Crabtree

** FILE ** Sen. John Cornyn, Texas Republican (Associated Press)

GOP: White House pressuring defense industry not to warn of layoffs

Republicans on Tuesday accused the White House of trying to "intimidate" defense companies into keeping silent about major job losses if automatic military spending cuts take effect early next year, after the administration said Monday that it would be "inappropriate" for employers to warn workers of layoffs. Published July 31, 2012

Rep. Barney Frank, a member of the committee drawing up the Democratic Party platform, said the draft document includes language backing gay marriage. The Republican platform is expected to still define marriage as the union of a man and a woman. (Associated Press)

Democratic platform to endorse gay marriage

Democrats said Monday their party's platform will support extending marriage rights to gay couples, marking the first time one of the two major parties has endorsed it. Published July 30, 2012

President Obama meets with members of his cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Thursday, July, 26, 2012. From left are, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Secreatry of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, the president and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama ratchets up heat on House to OK Senate tax bill

President Obama is using all the weapons in the White House arsenal to pressure Republicans on taxes this week, giving his Cabinet marching orders to amplify his tax-fairness message in the coming days, while House GOP said it would allow a full vote on the Senate-passed tax plan. Published July 26, 2012

**FILE** Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. speaks July 23, 2012, at the annual convention of the National Association of Police Organizations in Manalapan, Fla. (Associated Press)

Biden goes on the attack over anonymous ‘Anglo-Saxon’ comment

Just a day after he pledged to avoid direct criticisms of U.S. foreign policy on his tour of three foreign capitals, GOP presidential challenger Mitt Romney found himself embroiled in a controversy even before his plane landed in London. Published July 25, 2012

President Obama speaks at a fundraiser in Portland, Ore., on Tuesday. A new 30-second ad is aimed at damage control over remarks the president made July 13 in Roanoke, Va. (Associated Press)

New Obama ad aims to stanch entrepreneurship remark fallout

After two weeks of political fallout over his comments that self-made entrepreneurs aren't entirely responsible for their own success, President Obama is amplifying previous attempts to clarify the remarks with a new ad accusing Republicans of taking his quotes out of context. Published July 24, 2012

Dianne Feinstein

Feinstein hedges on White House leak charge

Shortly after GOP challenger Mitt Romney cited her as a source for his charge of politically motivated defense leaks from the Obama White House, a top Democratic senator tried to walk back her comments Tuesday. Published July 24, 2012

Sen. Lindsey Graham

Port plan brings rare moment of unity for Obama, GOP

President Obama's latest jobs initiative — a pledge to accelerate expansion plans for five ports along the Eastern seaboard — is getting rave reviews from an unexpected corner: a handful of Republicans usually sharply critical of the president but who have also fought hard in recent years for federal dollars to help ready their ports for the flood of shipping and commerce expected by the Panama Canal's expansion. Published July 24, 2012

“While I strongly support the wellness and prevention mission of the CDC, I also support the safeguards Congress has put in place on the use of federal funds to protect against the misuse of tax dollars. Every dollar spent on inappropriate or illegal activities is a dollar that didn’t go toward saving lives and improving health.” - Sen. Susan M. Collins, Maine Republican (Associated Press)

Health care cash probed in lobbying

A $1 billion fund created by President Obama's health care law, which Republicans have derided as a slush fund, is under investigation for suspicions of lobbying rule violations. Published July 22, 2012

President Barack Obama brings ice cream to members of his staff during a stop at Deb's Ice Cream and Deli in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa, before heading to the airport on Tuesday, July 10 2012. (AP Photo/The Gazette, Cliff Jette)

Obama repackages help for small businesses

President Obama offered a series of modest steps aimed at helping small businesses Wednesday after Republican criticism that his push for raising taxes on the high earners would hurt small business caught in the IRS dragnet. Published July 11, 2012

President Obama shares a laugh July 10, 2012, with Jason and Ali McLaughlin and their son, Cooper, while visiting their home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Associated Press)

Rich must pay more taxes, Obama tells voters

A day after demanding Washington lawmakers extend middle-class tax cuts while raising taxes on the wealthy, President Obama took his case directly to voters Tuesday, traveling to Iowa to argue that the rich should pay higher taxes in order to cut the deficit and fund his spending priorities. Published July 10, 2012

President Obama heads to his car July 10, 2012, after getting ice cream at Deb's Ice Cream & Deli in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Associated Press)

Obama strives to regain edge in Iowa

President Obama took his middle-class tax-cut message on Tuesday to Iowa, a state where some of the same voters who helped hand him a landslide primary victory and inspired the nation to embrace his come-from-behind candidacy in 2008 are experiencing a case of buyer's remorse. Published July 10, 2012

** FILE ** Vice President Joseph R. Biden salutes after arriving to speak before the 2012 National Educational Association's annual meeting on Tuesday, July 3, 2012, in Washington. (Associated Press)

Obama avoids conflicts by dispatching stand-ins

When the politics or the visuals seem a little dicey, President Obama is showing no hesitation in dispatching Vice President Joseph R. Biden or Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. to speak to groups he would rather not address himself. Published July 9, 2012

President Obama greets event participants July 9, 2012, at the White House after announcing his plan to extend tax cuts for the middle class. (Associated Press)

Obama seeks tax-cut extension for middle class

In an attempt to change the subject from the dismal jobs market and cast GOP rival Mitt Romney as a champion of the rich, President Obama on Monday issued a new call for Congress to extend the Bush tax cuts for the middle class and allow rates to rise on wealthier income earners. Published July 9, 2012

Zainab Abbas inspects her destroyed house June 29, one day after a car bomb attack in the Washash neighborhood of Baghdad. June was the second-deadliest month in Iraq since U.S. troops pulled out Dec. 18, 2011, with a major bombing or shooting occurring about twice a week. The possibility of civil war is a concern. (Associated Press)

Civil war feared in unstable Iraq

A dramatic uptick in violence and political instability in Iraq have raised fears that Baghdad once again is tilting toward civil war. Published July 8, 2012